Recently, I attended a meeting out of town to hear a woman minister on something God had revealed to her. It was an awesome message and quite thought-provoking.
She shared how many of us expect worse case scenarios. In other words, when something is late coming home, we often think something bad must have happened to them. Or if we have something physical going on, our mind goes to the worst thing it could possibly be.
In her message she shared how she trained herself to ask this question; what is the very best outcome possible?
It is an entirely different way of thinking for many of us.
I pondered on her message for many days, then I began to apply what was revealed to her. I remember, one day, about a week after I heard her message, asking myself that very question.
I had talked to my Mom that morning and she was supposed to be on her way to my house. My Mom deals with macular degeneration, she should have arrived at my house in about twenty minutes. I waited and waited, an hour passed, then an hour then an hour and a half went by. Honestly, I began to be concerned – then – I remembered the message. I ask myself, “What’s the best possible outcome?” Out loud I said, “the best possible outcome is that she is simply talking to my aunt, she is perfectly safe and just taking her time.”
In less than ten minutes she pulled into my driveway. When I opened the door, she asked, “Did you think I wasn’t coming?” I said, “Yes!” She replied, “Aunt Sandi wouldn’t quit talking.”
Ahhh.
I can tell you this, it was much more peaceful believing the best instead of the worst.
Why do we do that? Believe the worst, I mean? I have no idea. However, this I do know, we can retrain our brain to believe for the best.
The Bible says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”
It also says, “Think on good things.”
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. (Phil 4:8)
I’ve said it many times, but it bears repeating, Joyce Meyer had it right when she said the battlefield was in the mind.
My friends, I don’t know about you, perhaps you are not like that – maybe you always believe the best and don’t allow your mind to entertain the negative. If so, that’s awesome. But if you are one of those who tend to believe the worst, I encourage you to begin asking yourself this question.
What is the best-case scenario? What is the best thing that could happen? What is the absolute best outcome? Then…rehearse that. Think on that. Begin to change your way of thinking. There is so much peace in thinking on good things.
